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Details from a cancelled Defcon presentation were revealed on Thursday in Seoul
Annual report, mandated by Congress, raises the question of how best to defend against such cyberattacks
Lenovo's CEO said interest in tablets is starting to fade
Joyent today released Joyent7, the latest upgrade to its cloud OS
Working for China's civil service is probably the last kind of job a Chinese hacker would want
Cray's XC line of supercomputers will rely on Intel's Aries high-speed interconnect
Move comes after some U.S. agencies switch from BB to iPhone
Moves to devote more frequencies to mobile include spectrum sharing between government and carriers
Foxconn may be having supply issues tied to new iPhone 5 components and Apple's stringent production specifications
Mobile Office is a document viewer, basic editing, and cloud features
Middleware vendor Thought says Oracle is knowingly infringing on a number of its patents
Mobile application developers and wireless network engineers can expect a 9% and 7.9% increase in starting salaries, respectively, says recruiting and staffing specialist Robert Half Technology
Troubled processor maker has reportedly closed a business unit focused on open source
Social networks like Twitter and Facebook play a role as voters tweet and post about election experience
A voter-approved law targeting human trafficking violates the free speech rights of sex offenders, the groups say
Expect debates on cybersecurity, spectrum and privacy in Congress in 2013
Gartner's Magic Quadrant for IaaS has familiar names and surprising omissions
Samsung could enter the low-power server market with chips based on ARM's 64-bit processors
At Cloud Security Alliance Congress, some say lawyers too often are hindrance to better security
Many East Coast IT infrastructure rescue efforts are underway in the wake of Hurricane Sandy
The card company uses a secure element stored on a phone to protect online transactions
Code-named Hekaton, Microsoft's in-memory technology will allow an entire database to be run from memory
Project VIP increases reach and quality of LTE wireless
The reasons for the fewer contracts are both economic and political, Everest said
CloudStack version 4.0 improves support for software defined networking and integrates Amazon Web Service API compatibility
Will sync Flash security updates with partner's monthly schedule
The only effective defense is to 'build security in' from the ground up, critics say in response to DoD, DHS comments
Android 4.2 'Jelly Bean' uses trusted third-party to vet apps, unlike Apple's own internal review of App Store apps
Coolpad smartphones took third place in market share for China, according to Canalys
Under a consent decree, AT&T will refund certain customers who were moved to a monthly plan from a pay-per-use plan without their consent
Election observers report scattered problems with e-voting machines
Emergency crews and gear in place will help operators respond, but some portable phone-charging stations will go offline temporarily
Devicescape has licensed its database of the best free public hotspots to Microsoft
Pennsylvania officials acknowledge the error; say calibration error fixed and DRE machine is back on duty
The technique could be used for SMS phishing attacks
After Softbank buys 70% of its shares, the Sprint name will stand alone
An expert at CDN provider CloudFlare says Google's services, including its public DNS server, went offline for a little less than half an hour on Tuesday morning
HP's updated Unified Functional Testing (UFT) provides a way to test all layers of an application from a single screen
Some voters in Essex and Morris counties reportedly find it hard to vote via email
Verizon will start removing the Verizon Apps application from Android and Research In Motion devices in January
Sophos antivirus should only be considered for low-value non-critical systems, the researcher said
Documentum 7.0 is more tightly integrated with VMware
How to make sure that your BYOD rollout doesn't break the bank
